114th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Group of Company G, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry (Zouaves), during seige of Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865

Brief History

This regiment was organized at Philadelphia August, 1862. It mustered out May 29, 1865.

This Regiment was also known as the Zouaves D' Afrique.

For more information on the history of the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:

• The Wikipedia article, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry (accessed 8 November, 2011)
  
• The Civil War Archive section, 114th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 2 November 2012).
  

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,678 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Field Officers and Staff - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - SeeRoster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - SeeRoster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

Other Sources

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

• Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

• Collis, Septima M. (Septima Maria Levy). "A woman's war record, 1861-1865". (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) FHL Fiche 6084063. GoogleBooks. WorldCat.
  

• Hagerty, Edward J. "Collis' Zouaves The 114th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War". (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997". FHL Book 974.8 M2hag. GoogleBooks. WorldCat.
  

• Rauscher, Frank. "Music on the March, 1862-'65, With the Army of the Potomac. 114th Regt. P.V., Collis' Zouaves". (Philadelphia: Press of W.F. Fell & Co, 1892). FHL Fiche 6084064.InternetArchives. WorldCat.
  

• Cavada, Frederic Fernandez. "Libby Life Experiences of a Prisoner of War in Richmond, Va., 1863-64". (Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1864). FHL Fiche 6084062. InternetArchive. WorldCat.
  

• PaArchives gives a history of this regiment. It lists a roster for each company and has additional references.

• Ranger 95 describes the battles and history of this Regiment. It gives a roster for each company and has an image of a monument dedicated to this regiment.